The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-02
LOCAL ITEMS.
rebate Court next Tuesday.

New Spring styles in prints ginghams
4 a.d white goods at Frenchs
If you want bargain in hand Tag 20
q to King < Wards. They are marked way
down.
The Universalist Sabbath School re-
ceived gift of 81 last Sunday from Mr.
X. +. Lyon.
Loyalty Lodge are to remove very soon
to room No. Coburn Hall block, which
they have leased for the coming year.
Call early and hear those fine toned Pi-
amos and Organs at Smiths Music store
theylhaye good stock for sale and to
rent.
good capable housekeepcr can find
permanent situation in "A small family,
by applying at once to DR.. J. n. Merrill,
Skowhegan.
The shipment of live stock from this
station Monday morning by Il. W. Brown
was 10 calves and one carload of sheep
and one carload of cattle,
A petition has been before the legiSla-
turc the past week to the end that n new
board of sclcctmen shall contain two
members of the former board,
Mrs. Livermore will lecture before the
Woman's Climb and the Sorosis, at the
residence of Mrs Henry White, Friday
evening, Feb. l. at 40 O'Clock.
A Dary.maids supper and sociable will
be held by the ladies Of the Baptist so
cety in &. \. X. Hall, Wed. Feb.
Supper will be served from $50 to I.
The young folks are to have Il social as
sembly at the Pavilion on Thursday even
ing of this week with music by Prof. &.
A. Joy. The old folks party are cordially
invited.
There were two fine audiences at the
Universalist church last Sabbath. We
are informed by member of the society
that their congregations are on the in
crease, "A fact very pleasing to the friends
of the church.
We call the attention of our readers to
communication on our first page upon
the school district system. 1t is able,
carefully given and has the additional
merit of being on the right side of the i'm
portant question.
Our correspondents will please bear in
mind that their contributions to the RE-
PORTER should reach here as early as
Tuesday morning. We Were obliged to
leave over several articles last week ON
account of not r, aching us in season.
one of our leading physicians informs
us that January of this year was the
worst of any year during his long prac-
ticc, and we find this the opinion Of many
of our old residents. But notwithstand-
ing the cold weather the three regular
January thaws got in their work rs usual.
NJ, H. French Is to open branch of his
dry goods business at Madison Bridge
this week and should the venture prove
Il success, this store will become a per-
manent thing. Mr.. Nathan Thomas, a
young man favorably known to the dry
goods trade of this place, will have charge
of the branch business.
The Union service at the Congregation
alist church ON Sunday evening last was
attended by Il large audience. Rev. A. J.
Racklih delivered a very interesting SER
mon from the text: And there was 81
lence in heaven for about half an hour.
The male quartette composed of McssrS.
Bacon, Stafford, Webb and Sucking fur
nishcd the vocal music.
Mr.. J. q. Forrest has underway a con
tract for piping Coburn Hall and putting
in an apparatus as a safeguard against
fire. An automatic sprinkler is to be
placed over the stage, supplied from a
tank of 1000 gallons capacity, that is to
be placed in the extreme upper part of
the building. In addition to this, pipes
are run up the main stairway to the gal
lerics, so that four large streams of wa
ter can be thrown at once, to be supplied
from the force pump.
Mr., +. Il. Folsom, the undertaken is
soon to take unto himself partner in the
person of Mr.. James oak of Garland,
gentleman of high business qualifications
and one to whom this business is an old
story. The new firm will be established
in two or three weeks and are to occu-
py the rooms over j. y. 4 /. j, Smiths,
music store, to be fitted up extensively
before they take possession our read
ers will probably hear from them further
as they become settled.
At the adjourned meeting Of the stock
holders of the Skowhcgau Electric Light
q Il e, 4; E
per cent. Also voted to purchase a 800
light plant of the incandescent electric
system and, Levi W Weston, W. II
Wildes and W. Il. ShurtcT were APP
pointed committed for the purchase of
the same, and are in Boston this week for
that purpose. The plant put in by w. X.
Shurtlen K Co, few weeks since has
been purchased by the Skowhegan Flee
trio Light Company and is now under
their management.
f. +. Farbrothcr 4 Co have been max
ing quite extensive repairs within their
place of business within the past few
weeks, and this week the painters and pa
per hangers hold forth. The ceiling of
the lower ware room has been raised
about three feet more light added, the
whole being sheathed in fine manner,
while in one corner a most tasty little Of
flee has been constructed. This large adj
dition was one which their fast ncreas-
ing business demanded and will enable
them to display their large spring stock to
perfection.
Bishop Walden of Cincinnati, who will
conduct the two annual conferences of
the NJ. L. Church in the State of Maine
during April and May, is now in this
State spending week on each of the six
districts of these Conferences one of
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